Northerly

  • 11northerly — adjective 1 towards or in the north: a northerly direction 2 a northerly wind comes from the north …

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  • 12northerly — northerliness, n. /nawr dheuhr lee/, adj., adv., n., pl. northerlies. adj. 1. moving, directed, or situated toward the north. 2. (esp. of a wind) coming from the north: a northerly gale. adv. 3. toward the north. 4. from the north. n. 5. a wind… …

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  • 13northerly — adj. Northerly is used with these nouns: ↑breeze, ↑direction, ↑gale, ↑wind …

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  • 14northerly — [ˈnɔːðəli] adj 1) a northerly wind blows from the north 2) towards or in the north …

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  • 15northerly — north, northern, northerly see east …

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  • 16Northerly Island — Burnham s Plan of Chicago (1909) north is to the right Northerly Island is a 91 acre (370,000 m2) man made peninsula along Chicago s lakefront.[1] The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow… …

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  • 17Northerly Island — 41° 51′ 37″ N 87° 36′ 30″ W / 41.8604, 87.6083 …

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  • 18northerly turning error — An error in an aircraft magnetic compass. In the Northern Hemisphere, the compass lags behind the turn when turning left or right through a northerly heading and races ahead when turning through a southerly heading. The error results because the… …

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  • 19northerly wind — šiaurys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žvarbus vėjas, pučiantis iš šiaurės. atitikmenys: angl. north; northerly wind; northern wind vok. Nordwind, m rus. северный ветер, m …

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  • 20northerly — 1. noun A wind blowing from the north. Syn: boreas Ant: auster, southerly 2. adjective a) Facing the north; directed towards the north …

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